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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
7
A Chicago visitor Mr. Albert Freemont Lindsley and his wife praised Sarasota after a winter stay. He dedicated his Memories to the hospitable spirit of Sarasota, recounting travel trials on the Dixie Flyer and Sal lines, and the warm welcome that drew him back to the sunlit coast.
Edison Curry sells his automobile business ahead of military service as Fort Myers gains Prof. W. E. Sawyer as high school principal. A WCTU membership drive seeks new members and subscriptions. Rev. J. H. Patterson arrives to lead First Presbyterian, while Bradenton plans a flagpole fund at the court house. Rev. A. T. Cornwell departs Bradenton for Christ Church in Nashville leaving family and local ties behind.
Rice cultivation covers most Florida counties with 1916 acreage around 1153 acres, averaging 21 per county. The guide urges expanding rice plantings on moist soils like flatwoods, muck lands, hammocks, drained prairies, and river bottoms to bolster grain supply and livestock feeds.
In Marion County crops look strong with castor beans waist high. Tomatoes watermelons and cantaloupes earned good money for farmers. In Broward Dania hosts a canning factory producing 35000 cans daily of tomato paste each weighing 6 1/2 ounces. Farmers plan to grow more tomatoes for the plant rather than regular markets.
W A Walsingham moved his family from St Petersburg to Palmetto for revival meetings. The district conference of the M E church in Palmetto last week drew fifteen ministers and twenty two lay delegates from Hillsborough and Manatee counties. Rev W J Palmer of Tampa opened the meetings Tuesday and Rev Myres closed them Thursday with sermons. Rev Holmes Logan of Miakka was elected secretary. Rev S A Wilson pastor of the church is son of A M Wilson and brother of Dr C B Wilson of Sarasota. Rev Sam McCook assists. Senator A M Wilson and his son attended the conference.
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